New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-15
DoIyGs or THE LEGISLATURE.
THREE ELECTRICAL COMMISSION BILLS
AN INQUIRY INTO TAX UNCONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION

AN INQUIRY INTO TAX DODGlNG-CONsIlICIioNA
CONVENTION
ALBANY, Feb. IA (Specal).-Senstor DAILY was
liberal tonight In his action In the Legislature regard
inu the Board of Electrical Commissioners OF New
York He presented three bills In regard TO the COM
mission, one framed By the commissioners themselves
which extends their terms till 1850; second, sub
stitutine Mayor Hewitt, Controller Loew and Com
missioner Newton of the Department Of Pubic WORKS
for the present board and third creating Ooar1 OF
five members composed OF the Mayor Nohlr9 1
Commissioner Of Public Works. practical engineer
and an electrician. . n. ,r-:,,,,
The Senate debated for some time Senator Marvin 8
resolution nstructing thu Committee on Taxation 10
make an inquiry aoont the r9 the for
this kind of property do not need amenohens a',o
siren gthening. Senators Pitts. Vedder and Smltn'
who represent districts chiefly composed ci H.n,s
argued that real estate was bearing unfair ehare
of taxation and that much greater YAK oush' ~ ~
levied upon personal property. The colecfora ihher
lance taxation law and the law sah1g Woud
bring In 81 10000 annually to the state. Vther
laws should be passed to rescne the farms rom tana
ton Senators Daily and Reilly OF .ea
that the owners of personal property In those cites
escaped taxation with more frequency thah inc
holders of the class of property in the county
N,w-York was willing to submit to thorough III
,estigaion of the subject The resolution was 'heh
passed by unanimous vote. . AZ,
The sixth bill tor the election OF delegates to the
Corstitntional convention was introduced tonight
bV Mr.. Burke Of Saratoga County. lie provides that
the convention shall be held at Saratoga Springs lZ9
delegates will be elected twenty seven at large ana
three la each Of the thirty-tour Congressman Dis-
tricts; minority representation Is secured py not
permitting to vote tor more than TWO OF tnree
Congressional delegates and nine OF the u
delegates chosen at large. ExJudge george o.
Batcheer It is suspected, drew tho bill IL Is IN
tended TO secure the election OF Rerablieans Demo-
crafts and Prohibtionists in the country dstrcts anu
of labor reformers. Democrats and Republicans III 'no
citv districts of New York and Brooklyn. - 80 -,
The Assembly passed tonight John j. fiatts o III
forbiddIng the sale of liquor in any building owheo Ny
the State. ", 1900, .,a
Assemblyman Hamilton. OF New-York, opposed !he
passage OF q bill OF Assemblyman shea, whi:h
will compel the CITY OF NewYork to pay damages 10
the owners of such property in the annexed oisiGe
north of the Harlem River as are forced 10 lower tn
dwellings, to the level OF new streets that may DC con-
structed Mr.. Hamilton limited that he saw miilioos oi
damages under the act Mr. Shea defended ms meas
ure IN spirited way, saying that II was JUST 10 com
pensate owners OF property Tor damages ho'ou W
the oity. The Assembly then passed the Dill. -, /. .
Senator Cullen introduced a resolution Gaining TUG
New-York savings banks to report WITHIN tweney
DAYS the amount of their unclaimed deposits. senator
Traphagen presented bill authorizing the Doara OF
Estimate and Apportonment to pay the counsel ices
of some department commissioner OF NeW-1oI "uo
was subjected to the annoyance OF an attemPt 10 re-
move him from office and who successfully retaIeu
mis- place by fighting the courts the Mayor reu 70
remove him. Mr.. Ira phagen said that he diu hoy
know what was thus seeking 10 get reliouI , su
for his expenditures. The bill had been handed mn
by Bourke Cochran ana that was al that ne hho"
apout il.